A negotiable instrument is used for payment of a bill, debt, for credit or as a security. It is a promise by one person to pay another a specific sum of money on a specific date in the future. These include checks, promissory notes and bills of exchange. Some of the elements of a negotiable instrument, include naming of the person to whom the payment is being made on the bill or check, it must
. be in writing and must be signed by the person making the payment and the instrument must dated which is some time in the future for the payment. Visit the website of scribd.com at http://www.scribd.com/doc/10967347/Negotiable-Instruments-Act to see the elements that are required for a negotiable instrument to be valid.